| Population 25 Years and Over, 1990 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 1990 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 1990 | Percent Completed High School, 1990 | Percent Completed College, 1990 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
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United States | 158,868,436 | 119,524,718 | 32,310,253 | 75.2% | 20.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 14,108,438 | 9,643,616 | 1,999,412 | 68.4% | 14.2% | 90.9% | 69.7% |
Virginia | 3,974,814 | 2,987,611 | 972,894 | 75.2% | 24.5% | 99.9% | 120.3% |
Appalachian Virginia | 470,841 | 274,024 | 52,965 | 58.2% | 11.2% | 77.4% | 55.3% |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 17,065 | 11,419 | 1,460 | 66.9% | 8.6% | 88.9% | 42.1% |
Bath | 3,355 | 2,257 | 428 | 67.3% | 12.8% | 89.4% | 62.7% |
Bland | 4,514 | 2,824 | 208 | 62.6% | 4.6% | 83.2% | 22.7% |
Botetourt | 17,113 | 12,474 | 2,332 | 72.9% | 13.6% | 96.9% | 67.0% |
Buchanan | 19,467 | 8,273 | 1,254 | 42.5% | 6.4% | 56.5% | 31.7% |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | 22,906 | 11,685 | 1,712 | 51.0% | 7.5% | 67.8% | 36.7% |
Craig | 2,984 | 2,041 | 229 | 68.4% | 7.7% | 90.9% | 37.7% |
Dickenson | 11,189 | 5,265 | 666 | 47.1% | 6.0% | 62.5% | 29.3% |
Floyd | 8,240 | 4,963 | 853 | 60.2% | 10.4% | 80.1% | 50.9% |
Giles | 11,199 | 7,222 | 996 | 64.5% | 8.9% | 85.7% | 43.7% |
Grayson | 11,267 | 5,753 | 478 | 51.1% | 4.2% | 67.9% | 20.9% |
Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 49,390 | 27,639 | 4,352 | 56.0% | 8.8% | 74.4% | 43.3% |
Highland | 1,919 | 1,186 | 249 | 61.8% | 13.0% | 82.1% | 63.8% |
Lee | 15,983 | 7,673 | 1,040 | 48.0% | 6.5% | 63.8% | 32.0% |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 44,259 | 32,702 | 13,839 | 73.9% | 31.3% | 98.2% | 153.7% |
Patrick | 12,016 | 6,496 | 839 | 54.1% | 7.0% | 71.9% | 34.3% |
Pulaski | 23,270 | 13,863 | 2,674 | 59.6% | 11.5% | 79.2% | 56.5% |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 19,816 | 12,378 | 3,001 | 62.5% | 15.1% | 83.0% | 74.5% |
Russell | 18,842 | 9,539 | 1,268 | 50.6% | 6.7% | 67.3% | 33.1% |
Scott | 15,904 | 8,137 | 942 | 51.2% | 5.9% | 68.0% | 29.1% |
Smyth | 21,716 | 11,575 | 1,702 | 53.3% | 7.8% | 70.8% | 38.5% |
Tazewell | 30,096 | 17,247 | 2,737 | 57.3% | 9.1% | 76.2% | 44.7% |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | 43,601 | 26,378 | 5,536 | 60.5% | 12.7% | 80.4% | 62.4% |
Wise (+ Norton city) | 27,621 | 14,460 | 2,452 | 52.4% | 8.9% | 69.6% | 43.6% |
Wythe | 17,109 | 10,575 | 1,718 | 61.8% | 10.0% | 82.2% | 49.4% |